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Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Jonesboro and as of 2000, the population is 15,397.
Jackson Parish is the birthplace and burial site of popular former Louisiana Democratic Governor Jimmie Davis, a singer by profession.
It is also the home of current Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander, who is from Quitman near Jonesboro.
And the former Democratic Speaker of the Louisiana House, E.L. "Bubba" Henry, who served from 1972-1980, was born in Jonesboro.
The parish trends Republican in state and national voting orientation, but local offices are held by Democrats.
Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,503 km2 (580 mi2). 1,476 km2 (570 mi2) of it is land and 27 km2 (11 mi2) of it (1.82%) is water.
Adjacent parishes
- Lincoln Parish (north)
- Ouachita Parish (northeast)
- Caldwell Parish (southeast)
- Winn Parish (south)
- Bienville Parish (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 15,397 people, 6,086 households, and 4,302 families residing in the parish. The population density was 10/km2 (27/mi2). There were 7,338 housing units at an average density of 5/km2 (13/mi2). The racial makeup of the parish was 71.01% White, 27.87% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,086 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the parish the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $28,352, and the median income for a family was $36,317. Males had a median income of $31,977 versus $19,992 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,354. About 16.00% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
"Jackson Parish, Louisiana"